A dreadful week for running. Work was unremitting after the holiday and the weather was even worse. By Friday was suffering from a dreadful headache from the lack of exercise.
By Saturday morning the headache was even worse but the rain was pouring down. The wettest days of the year so far. No alternative but to get to the treadmill.

Now some people really enjoy treadmill runs, said to be easier on the joints and of course you have complete control over the speed and difficulty. But it just isn’t the same as being in the fresh air. It gets very hot, you need to use fans, its noisy and of course you have to concentrate on the running to prevent falling off. It stops the usual meditative state that can make a run so enjoyable, but there was no alternative really.

As it turns out the 10 miles on the treadmill wasn’t so bad. Had some music to help, and it proved possible to relax for periods so the run didn’t seem as long as I was dreading. Even finished with a bit of a sprint. Got rid of the headache too.